It's officially fall, and in South Florida, that means there's no better time to plant a garden! Learn how to get started at Fairchild's Edible Garden Festival and Scarecrow Contest this Saturday and Sunday, October 23 and 24. Learn everything about growing a own backyard garden, including herbs and vegetables, that will work well in the South Florida climate. During the Festival, Fairchild will also host a scarecrow contest! Gather new tips and recipes from popular culinary demonstrations taught by local chefs using local products. Learn about composting, permaculture and so much more in one of the gardening lectures. Don't miss the farmers' market, where local growers will showcase the best fruits, vegetables and herbs available in South Florida. Enjoy fresh, local food that's in season. About the Scarecrow Competition
The Fairchild Garden-to-Garden volunteer fundraising committee has organized Fairchild's Scarecrow Competition as a part of the Edible Garden Festival. One hundred percent of all entry fees, ballot sales and donations from the contest will benefit The Fairchild Challenge Satellite Programs. Scarecrow displays will be set up around the garden from October 17-19 and will remain in place through October 31. A $1 donation will allow anyone the opportunity to vote on their favorite scarecrow. The voting period is from Wednesday, October 20 through Sunday, October 31, 2010.
Saturday Oct 23: Lectures and Workshops
In Garden House:
10 am Don't Forget the Fruits, Noris Ledesma
1:30 am How to Start your Fall Veggie Garden, Adrian Hunsberger
1 pm Container Gardening: Solutions for small space gardening with William Moss, Host of HGTV show Dig In
2:30 pm Organic Vegetable Gardening, Andres Mejides
Corbin A :
10 am Rain Barrel and Compost Workshop (until 12pm) - Pre-registration required
2 pm Cheese Making Demonstration, Hani Khouri
4 pm Real Food and How To Get It, Martha Kenyon
Gardening Demonstrations - Next to Butterfly Garden
10:30 am Slow Food School Gardens Workshop
12:30 pm Growing Great Soil with Compost and Amendments: Joyce DiBenedetto-Colton, Lanette Sobel
3 pm Easy! Square Foot Gardening, Pam Molnar
Cooking Demonstrations - Whole Foods Cooking Tent, Main Lawn
11:30 am Tuna Poke with Cumin Crisp: Jeff McCormick, Seasons 52
1:30 pm Green Garden Enchiladas: Adri Garcia, Greenrocks Foods, LLC. Mise en Place, LLC.
Book Signing
11:30 am Georgia Tasker will talk about and sign copies of her book, Gardening With Kids
The Fairchild Farm's Fruit Market Fruit smoothies and fresh avocados, carambolas, canistel and sapodillas along with delicious honey, Mamea americana jelly, mango chutney, Seminole pumpkins and seeds, dried mango, dried carambola and soaps.
More Gardening Q & A table: Leatrice Linden, Master Gardeners
Kids' Activities - In the Learning Garden area, near the Butterfly Garden
Music for Kids 1 pm "In the Nick of Time!", Dance, sing and strut your stuff to the sounds of Mr. Nick's Coconut Groove! Miami's own rock star for the younger crowd!
Help make Miami's biggest salad with Short Chef!
Noon The Big Salad
2 pm PBB&J
Short Chef immerses kids (almost literally) in healthy foods, making salads so big they are tossed with boat oars! Try his kid-friendly PBB&J sandwich- hmm, wonder what that extra "B" stands for?
Families love to garden together! Science, nutrition, nature, exercise - so many good things come together in the garden! Stop by the Chickee all weekend and see volunteers for kids' gardening resources.
Sunday Oct 24: Lectures and Workshops
Garden House:
10 am What do I grow and How do I grow it?: Herbs and Veggies with Carolyn Coppolo
11:30 am Tomato time! Beefsteaks are BORING! Margie Pikarsky
1 pm Growing up with Gardening: Richard J. Campbell, Ph.D.
2:30 pm Your Edible Organic Garden: Ben Thacker
4 pm Permaculture 101: Cassidy Fry
Corbin A:
12 pm Urban Food Forests: Marion Yanez
2 pm Growing Tabletop Salad Greens, Sprouts, and Wheatgrass: Keith Seidler
Gardening Demonstrations - Next to Butterfly Garden:
10:30 am Drip Irrigation Workshop: Muriel Olivares
12:30 pm How to Make a Raised Bed Garden: Urban Oasis Project
3 pm Intensive Vegetable Gardening: Dylan Terry
Cooking Demonstrations - Whole Foods Cooking Tent, Main Lawn
11 am Raw Food: Cooking with Healing Through Nutrition: Loren Pulitzer
12:30 pm Cooking Begins in the Garden: Norman Van Aken and Justin Van Aken, Norman's 180 2:30 pm How to Cook with Fresh Herbs: Lori Hollander
Book Signing
11:30 am Georgia Tasker will talk about and sign copies of her book, Gardening With Kids
The Fairchild Farm's Fruit Market Fruit smoothies and fresh avocados, carambolas, canistel and sapodillas along with delicious honey, Mamea americana jelly, mango chutney, Seminole pumpkins and seeds, dried mango, dried carambola and soaps.
More Gardening Q & A table: Leatrice Linden, Master Gardeners
Kids' Activities In the Learning Garden area, near the Butterfly Garden:
Music for Kids 1pm Michael Malone and John Robataille will play fun music just for kids.
Help make Miami's biggest salad with Short Chef!
Noon The Big Salad
2 pm PBB&J
Short Chef immerses kids (almost literally) in healthy foods, making salads so big they are tossed with boat oars! Try his kid-friendly PBB&J sandwich- hmm, wonder what that extra "B" stands for?
Families love to garden together! Science, nutrition, nature, exercise- so many good things come together in the garden! Stop by the Chickee all weekend and see our volunteers for kids' gardening resources. Fairchild is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida 33156, just a thirty minute drive from South Beach. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, $10 for children 6-17 and free to children 5 and under and Fairchild members.
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